Pheromones and Semiochemicals of genus, Acutaspis (Homoptera: Diaspididae)

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Semiochemicals of Genus Acutaspis

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Homoptera
Family:	Diaspididae
Subfamily:	Aspidiotinae
Tribe:	Aspidiotini

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Semiochemical(s):

Acutaspis albopicta Cockerell

Millar JG

2012

J. Econ. Entomol.

105:

497

1S3S-2me2me-3-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclobutyl-me-2Rme-butanoate

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Mexico

Reference(s):

Millar, J.G., Chinta, S.P., McElfresh, J.S., Robinson, L.J., and Morse, J.G. 2012. Identification of the sex pheromone of the invasive scale Acutaspis albopicta (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), arriving in California on shipments of avocados from Mexico. J. Econ. Entomol. 105:497-504.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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